The Adoption of Cameron (a pseudonym) [2023] NSWSC 1518

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: The Adoption of Cameron (a pseudonym) [2023] NSWSC 1518 Hearing dates: 17 October and 23 November 2023 Date of orders: 11 December 2023 Decision date: 11 December 2023 Jurisdiction: Equity - Adoptions List Before: Stevenson J Decision: Order for adoption to be made Catchwords: CHILD WELFARE – adoption – best interests – where child does not satisfy definition of "Aboriginal child" Legislation Cited: Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW) Adoption Act 2000 (NSW) Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 (NSW) Cases Cited: Adoption of BL [2018] NSWSC 391 Adoption of RCC and RZA [2015] NSWSC 813 Adoption of Taylor-Clay [2019] NSWSC 27 Application of A - re D [2006] NSWSC 1056 Hackett (a pseudonym) v Secretary, Department of Communities and Justice [2020] NSWCA 83 In re B (Adoption: Jurisdiction to Set Aside) [1995] Fam 239 In re W (A Child) (Adoption: Grandparents' Competing Claim) [2017] 1 WLR 889; [2016] EWCA Civ 793 Re B (A Minor) [2001] UKHL 70; [2002] 1 All ER 241 Re the Adoption of CCS and FLS [2019] NSWSC 71 Secretary, New South Wales Department of Family and Community Services by his delegate, Principal Officer, Barnardos Australia v MB and JW [2017] NSWSC 1087 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Secretary, New South Wales Department of Communities and Justice (Plaintiff) "Julianne" (a pseudonym) (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: R D Turnbull (Plaintiff)